Furnariidae

Pseudocolaptes lawrencii Photo by Joe Tobias (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:buffy tuftedcheek (en); barba-branca-castanho (pt); anabate chamois (fr); barbablanca habana (es); Panamaschopfohr (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama.Size:These birds are 20 cm long and weigh about 50 g.Habitat:The buffy tuftedcheek is mostly found in mountain rainforests, but…

Geositta punensis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:puna miner (en); curriqueiro-da-puna (pt); géositte de la puna (fr); minero puneño (es); punaerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern Peru, south-western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina.Size:These birds are 15-16 cm long and weigh 22-29 g.Habitat:The puna miner is found in high-altitude grasslands and…

Asthenes helleri Photo by Cock Reijnders (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:puna thistletail (en); lenheiro-da-puna (pt); synallaxe de Heller (fr); piscuiz de la puna (es); punadistelschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is only found in a small area in southern Peru and marginally into western Bolivia, from the Vilcabamba-Ururbamba region, of central and southern Cusco, south through…

Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus Photo by Glenn Seeholzer (Flickr) Common name:straight-billed earthcreeper (en); andarilho-de-bico-direito (pt); upucerthie à bec droit (fr); bandurrita de pico recto (es); geradschnabel-erdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from southern Peru and Bolivia to eastern Chile and western Argentina as far south as Comodoro Rivadavia.Size:These birds…